What kind of course will the world tour be on this year? (BTS)
ワールドツアー、今年はどんなコースで？（BTS）
ワールドツアー、今年はどんなコースで？（BTS）
German media also pays attention to BTS, saying they are a group that has been receiving concert requests one after another from fans.
German media mentioned the potential of the Korean idol group BTS and their European tour.
On the 6th (local time), a German media outlet published an article with the title, ``Will K-pop's greatest stars, BTS, come to Germany?'' "BTS is one of the most successful musical groups in the world. They have a large fan community in Germany as well," he explained.
He added, ``BTS is receiving a lot of love in America, beyond Korea. European fans are also waiting for them. Requests for concerts are pouring in. The last time K-pop stars came to Germany was in 2014. 2019. It's time for BTS to visit," he said, raising the expectations of local fans.
Meanwhile, BTS recently revealed in an interview with America's Billboard, ``We will go anywhere where our fans are waiting.We also want to go to Europe, and we will definitely go there.''
(From K-POP News)
★BTS has received a lot of love not only in Korea but also in America. European fans are also waiting for them. Requests for concerts have been coming in one after another. …The time has come for BTS to pay a visit.
"The last time K-pop stars came to Germany was in 2014," the article says.
Is that so? Or was that the case in Germany as well?
I remember 2014 well. Looking back, the K-POP boom that exploded in 2010 began to stagnate here in Japan, and the bottom was reached between 2014 and 2015.
At that time, the boy group that was getting excited was EXO, which debuted in 2012, and the girl groups Apink and AOA.
The ups and downs of K-Pop are probably hard to see from the activities of boy groups. The majority of K-pop fans are young women. Even after the boom fades, boy groups can endure hardships with the support of female fans. Many boys have disappeared. But some boys survive.
Girl groups generally sell themselves on glamor, so it's not easy to do that. Once the glamor begins to fade, people will no longer look at it. The glamor that has completed its role is only heading towards the world of nostalgic melodies.
Officially, it was girl groups such as KARA and Girls' Generation that brought about the K-POP boom in 2010.
However, before that, there had already been a certain number of female fans who supported boy groups (it would be easier to understand if I mentioned the names of Touhou Shinki and BIGBANG).
When the K-Pop boom arrived due to the success of KARA and Girls' Generation, there is no doubt that these girls, who were exclusively devoted to their favorite boys, actively played a role in boosting the boom.
They probably believed that if they supported the boom, the boys they supported would see more daylight.
More than anything else, the girl group's music would have allowed them to relax in a different way from the boys they usually follow.
As a woman, I can play the leading role and sing like I'm an idol, and I can even dance. Since there is no male intervention in networking between women, it may be easier to connect naturally and honestly as K-Pop fans.
Although they have been familiar with K-POP music since 2010, girl groups have been active three times until 2018.
These are 2010 (KARA, Girls' Generation), 2015 (Apink, AOA), and 2017 (TWICE, BLACKPINK).
Of these, Apink and AOA entered Japan when K-Pop was at its lowest. Both groups had tear-jerking activities. Due to the slump in K-Pop, Tokyo and Osaka would be the only places to do business, but Apink went to Okayama and Hokkaido, and AOA focused squarely on girl sexy, which is not even familiar to Japan. I clearly remember the expressions on the members' faces were so stiff. Since it was sexy and sold well, there was nothing I could do about it. I used to think that it would be difficult to sell compared to Apink.
Looking back, I feel that both groups played a role in waking up sleeping K-pop fans.
This is because while Apink and AOA have started to be active in Japan, currently active members such as GFRIEND, TWICE, LOVELYZ, and OH MY GIRL have debuted one after another.
BTS (Bangtan Boys) had already debuted (June 2013), but it was around this time that their popularity began to increase day by day.
Just as BIGBANG and Super Junior rose in popularity due to the success of KARA and Girls' Generation, BTS also expanded its presence with the help of the boom (albeit small) that Apink and AOA desperately created. I have the impression that
Since 2017, the K-POP boom has been growing with both men and women, including BTS and TWICE.
German media is now even writing articles that speak for the feelings of European K-pop fans, asking, ``Will K-pop's greatest stars, BTS, come to Germany?''
On behalf of BTS, I would like to respond to European K-pop fans by saying, ``I'm sure they'll be happy to go there.''
Well, I wonder how BTS's world tour, which I don't even know about, will start and what course it will take...
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